QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-8871

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.1660

Owner's name for the quilt:

Fools Puzzle

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Drunkard's Path, Arkansas Troubles

Brackman # or other source & #:

1466b

When was the form filled out?

10/18/1986

Quilt top made by:

Treece, Margaret Fay; Batkins, Linda; Allen, Nora

Quilted by:

Treece, Margaret Fay

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Three sisters pieced the top.

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

Where the quilt was made, city:

Constantine

Where the quilt was made, county:

St. Joseph

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

9/1982

When was the quilt finished?

3/1984

Details about why the quilt was made:

40th wedding anniversary

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Constantine

Quiltmaker's county:

St. Joseph

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Gerst

Quiltmaker's birth date:

12/26/1943

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High school, 1 year college

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

housewife

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Gerst, Howard

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Gerst, Viriginia Fay Grimm

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German English

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

Scotch Irish Indian

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Hardware Manager, General Motors Sapup.

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Central Christian Church Quilters

Where does/did the group meet?

Elkhart, IN

What are the main activities of the group?

Birthday parties for members.

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

86"

How long is the quilt?

104"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

For Mom & Dad Love, Linda, Margaret,Nora March 1984

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

March 1984

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe where the inscription was found:

top

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

5 1/4"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

many

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabrics purchased at Yoder's Department Store.

Contests entered:

St. Joseph County Fair, Centreville, Michigan, 1984

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Parents of quiltmakers

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Virginia and Howard Gerst

Quilt owner's city:

Constantine

Quilt owner's county:

St. Joseph

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Like any expecially appliqued

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum